News

Schools prepare for arrival of ‘hundreds’ of child refugees

Schools are being told to prepare for the arrival of hundreds of child refugees over the coming months following…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Private schools want £55m funding to offer 10,000 places for low-income pupils

Private schools want to offer up to 10,000 places to low-income families every year – as long as the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Investigation: Who should we believe on data?

After months of covering stories on new rules requiring schools to collect information on pupils’ nationality and limits on…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

‘Just about managing’ pupils significantly under-represented in grammar schools, claims Sutton Trust

The children of families who are ‘just about managing’ are “significantly under-represented” in grammar schools, the Sutton Trust has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Did Theresa May mislead parliament on grammars?

Prime minister Theresa May has been accused of misleading MPs by “over-spinning” an independent research report that she claimed…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Newham schools consider suing council over £500k PFI costs

Two schools are considering high court action to settle a row with their local authority over a disputed PFI…

John Dickens
John Dickens


News

DfE hires grammar school critic as head of strategy and social mobility

The Department for Education has appointed Emran Mian, the director of the Social Market Foundation think tank and a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Daventry becomes sixth UTC to announce closure after recruitment problems

Low student numbers will lead to closure of another University Technical College, the sixth to close or announce closure…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Bright Tribe walks away from struggling schools in north

A trust has pulled out of sponsoring two struggling schools in the north of England – despite being given…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Teacher pay: 1 per cent rise will cost schools £250m, warns government

An increase in teachers’ pay of just 1 per cent would cost schools an additional £250 million next year,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Minister to ‘accelerate’ proposals for changes to sex education

Ministers have suggested that sex and relationships education could be made statutory in schools through upcoming legislation due early…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

PISA 2015: Achievement gap between top and bottom pupils equivalent to 8 years’ schooling

The gap in achievement between 15-year-old pupils in England in key subjects is one of the largest and most…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg